EXPOSURE TO AI
18%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
0%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The last desk the machine reaches. Breathe.
18% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.
WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
- Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards
- Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed
- Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date
- Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
- Assemble, install, repair, and maintain elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, and dumbwaiters, using hand and power tools, and testing devices such as test lamps, ammeters, and voltmeters
- Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time
- Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment
- Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors
- Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
"My job is 18% cooked. What’s yours?"
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,
arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY) |
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last updated 2026-07-16